Publications: Department of Economics

• Amin, S. B. and Marzana, U., 2018.
  Relationship between Aggregate and Disaggregate Energy with Socio-Economic Development of Bangladesh: An Examination. Journal of Accounting, Finance and Economics, 8(2), 85–97.
• Amin, S.B., Ali, T.I. and Marzana, U., 2017.
  The Dynamics of Good Governance in Promoting Energy Security: The Case of Bangladesh. Acta Universitatis Danubius. Relationes Internationales, 10(1), 61–78.

• A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Meghna Region, Bangladesh under ACD, as part of the IUCN’s project called “BRIDGE”. (Co-researcher, alongside Professor A K Enamul Haque, Sarah Enamul Haque and Fahima Laskar. https://acdonline.org/meghna-basin-socio-ecological-analysis/)
• Marzana, U. (2025). A Dignified Future for Women: Progress, Gaps and Next Steps. In D. Bhattacharya, M. Rahman, T. I. Khan, & S. Talukder (Eds.), Implementing 2030 agenda in Bangladesh: Experiences of the left-behind communities (pp. 39–56). Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh. https://bdplatform4sdgs.net/knowledge_product/implementing-2030-agenda-in-bangladesh-experiences-of-the-left-behind-communities/
• Marzana, U. (2025, June). Civil society engagement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): Experiences and reflections. NGO Forum on ADB; Growthwatch; Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development (BWGED); Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN); Forum on Ecology and Development (FED); BRICS Feminist Watch (BFW); Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF); Urgewald.

1. Chowdhury, P. P. (2020). Does Bad News Affect Trade? MSc. Thesis. Lund University. Available at https://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/search/publication/9031549

Do people always behave as expected in the study of economics? There is considerable variation in behaviour, preferences and choices among people/economic agents. Perhaps more importantly, this variation is visible under different circumstances for the same person. This paper shows how people’s preferences differ when the same options are presented in different ways.

Macgregor, J., Firoz, R., Uddin, N., Islam, S., & Sattar, M. A. (2016, October). Green growth diagnostic–Bangladesh. Economic Dialogue on Green Growth.

This paper explores the inflation-growth relationship within South Asia. It shows the country-wise effects of inflation for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan over the period 2000-2019, and specifies a threshold of inflation for the sample.

• Testing EKC Hypothesis using Bangladesh Annual Time Series Data

Mahmud, Sakib and Zubayer, Sayed Arafat and Eshtiak, Ahmed and Ahmed, Ibrahim and Nasim, Mahmudul Hossain, Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Vulnerable Population of Bangladesh (December 3, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3741890

1. Rahman, M. S., Islam, M. R., Sarker, M. M., & Siddique, M. A. B. (2026). Exploring the Climate Impacts of Residential Electricity Consumption: Evidence from Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 52(10), 365–390. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i103376         

2. Hemat, M. W., & Rahman, M. S. (2024). Microfinance in Afghanistan: Trends, Impacts, and Challenges. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, 33(1), 129-148. https://doi.org/10.1177/10185291241235445 

3. Rahman, M. S., Sultana, S., Sultana, M., & Afzal, M. N. I. (2024). An Investigation on the Effectiveness and Trade Direction of ASEAN Trade Agreements. Financial Markets, Institutions and Risks, 8(2), 98-118. https://doi.org/10.61093/fmir.8(2).98-118.2024      

4. Afzal, M.N.I., Rokon-Uz-Zaman, M., Al Musa, M.Z., Rahman, M. S., Sultana, S., & Manni, U.H. (2022). Can Government Incentive on Remittance Encourages Remitters in Bangladesh? A Policy Study. ICRRD Journal, 3(2), 131-142. https://doi.org/10.53272/icrrd.v3i2.3 

5. Khan, M.G., Sultana, S., Rahman, M. S., Afzal, M.N.I. (2021). Impact of Covid-19 on the Aviation Industry: A Comparison between South Asian and Other Asian Regions. SUST Journal of Social Sciences, 32(2), 48-70. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19998519

• Uddin, M. H., Rahman, Md. S., Sajuti, T. T., Akter, A. (2024). Assessing the Role of Food and Nutrition Security Policies of the CMCs in Helping the Poor and Attaining the Relevant SDGs. Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP). https://cirdap.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Final-Rural-Development-Report-2023-Book.pdf 

Barkat, A. (2022). Determinants of Perceived Insecurity among Victims of Crime in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, 38(2): 175-198. https://bea-bd.org/site/article-details/774

Halim, L.B., & Tabassum, M. (2024). Assessing the Impact of Maternal and Newborn Care on Neonatal Mortality: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. Bangladesh Students’ Digest on Economics and Development, 5, 44-71